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AutoZone10-Q: Margin pressure

AutoZone's adjusted Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) dropped significantly from 45.5% to 37.6%.

What happened

The company's adjusted after-tax ROIC, a key management metric for operational performance, fell by nearly 8 percentage points year-over-year. This sharp decline in capital efficiency and profitability could trigger new initiatives to improve operations, reduce costs, or optimize assets.

Source

SEC EDGARMar 20, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

AutoZone 10-Q

Filing excerpt

For the trailing four quarters ended February 14, 2026, our adjusted after-tax return on invested capital (“ROIC”), which is a non-GAAP measure, was 37.6% as compared to 45.5% for the comparable prior year period.

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10-Q: Margin pressure

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Filed
Mar 20, 2026

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Numbers

Percent
37.6% (Adjusted after-tax ROIC for the trailing four quarters ended February 14, 2026)

Details

CIK
866787
Accession number
0001104659-26-032757
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Efficiency tools needed
Signal category
Financial

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
Mar 24, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
marginPressure

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  "signal_type": "sec-10q",
  "signal_subtype": "marginPressure",
  "detected_at": "2026-03-24T05:41:09.047+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "AutoZone",
    "domain": "autozone.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "detail": "The company's adjusted after-tax ROIC, a key management metric for operational performance, fell by nearly 8 percentage points year-over-year. This sharp decline in capital efficiency and profitability could trigger new initiatives to improve operations, reduce costs, or optimize assets.",
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    },
    "summary": "AutoZone's adjusted Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) dropped significantly from 45.5% to 37.6%.",
    "excerpts": "For the trailing four quarters ended February 14, 2026, our adjusted after-tax return on invested capital (“ROIC”), which is a non-GAAP measure, was 37.6% as compared to 45.5% for the comparable prior year period.",
    "relevance": 0.8,
    "sentiment": "negative",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866787/000110465926032757/azo-20260214x10q.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-03-20",
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    "sales_relevance": "Efficiency tools needed",
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